The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 1:51, “And He said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you,

you shall see the heavens opened, and the angels of God

ascending and descending on the Son of Man.’”

There is a saying that says,

The Old is in the New revealed;

The New is in the Old concealed.

This verse opens and validates that truth. Nathaniel had

just testified to Jesus’ deity. His testimony was based upon

Jesus having said that He had seen Nathaniel under the fig

tree before Philip had called him. Jesus then said that he

would see “greater things than these.” It was then that Jesus

spoke the words in our verse for today. But, what was so

special about it? To understand John 1:51, we need to go

back to Genesis 28:12 where Jacob had a dream and saw

a ladder that reached from Earth to Heaven. The angels

of the LORD were ascending and descending upon that

ladder. Now, in the New Testament, Jesus reveals the

true and full meaning of Jacob’s Ladder. He Himself is

that Ladder, and the way to Heaven is through Him alone!

There are many truths in the Old Testament that are

mysteries until they are revealed in the New Testament.

The Book of Revelation is just one of those mysteries.

So, “Seek from the book of the LORD, and read…” (Isa. 34:16).

Merry CHRISTmas to each and all of you!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas